Lazard CEO steps down

Susan Roberts
SUSAN ROBERTS
Lazard Asset Management Pacific Co. - Chief Executive Officer - Aust & NZ
DEPARTURE
LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT PACIFIC CO.
Date: April 2016
Position: Chief Executive Officer - Aust & NZ

Susan Roberts has stepped down as chief executive officer of Lazard Asset Management after three years in the role.

In a statement, Lazard said: "Susan Roberts has left to pursue new opportunities and we wish her well. Rob Prugue, head of LAM Asia Pacific, has resumed his role as CEO of LAM Pacific Co., a position he held until 2013."

Roberts joined Lazard in 2001 as the firm's head of sales management and in 2005 was appointed MD, head of relationship management and marketing. She moved into the chief executive role in May 2013.